Soldiers with high fitness test scores now exempt from body fat rule
The Army outlined the change as an incentive to maintain physical readiness and meet standards for high levels of physical fitness.
By Todd South
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Opinion
Army undermines holistic health program with poor nutrition
Without measured improvement in food landscapes, the Army will continue to fund performance training while feeding a system that undermines it.
By Maj. Christina Deehl
Opinion
Defending the Army’s Command Assessment Program
The Trump administration has every right to change policy as it sees fit. But characterizing CAP as a Biden-era attempt at DEI is counterproductive.
By Katherine Kuzminski
Army releases spirituality fitness guide and battle book
The guide is intended to give soldiers measurable ways to work on their spiritual readiness.
By Todd South
Opinion
Ditching the standing power throw strengthens the Army fitness test
The removal of the standing power throw from the ACFT represents a smarter, more combat-relevant assessment of soldiers, the authors of this op-ed argue.
By Nick Barringer and Alex Morrow
Opinion
Defending the standing power throw: A pillar of the Army fitness test
The standing power throw captured the essence of what made the Army Combat Fitness Test revolutionary, the author of this op-ed argues.
By Col. Michael S. McGurk (ret.)